Unlike the parents indicted by federal prosecutors last week in the college admissions scandal, these students have followed the rules.
The college application process, for those staying within the rules, is one long and lesson in the limits of control. Study hard, make the sports team, detail the family financial situation and then … sit and wait.
That this nerve-racking powerlessness could simply be bought off is among the most galling parts of the college admission scandal that exploded across the country last week. Instead of students doing what they can and hoping for the best, the elaborate scheme outlined by federal prosecutors involved nailing down spots at elite schools by cheating on standardized tests and funneling bribes to athletic coaches.
For the honest applicants, the path to college is paved with years of effort and culminates now, in these early spring weeks, with answers landing at any moment in email inboxes. Some students worry that their achievements are too few. Others fear they might be viewed as not authentic enough. Some are led by their parents, but many navigate the process with little or no guidance at all.
与上周联邦检察官在大学招生丑闻中起诉的父母不同，这些学生都遵守了规定。
对于那些遵守规则的人来说，大学申请过程是漫长、令人发狂又考验控制力极限的一课：努力学习，组建运动队，详细了解家庭经济状况，然后……坐等。
而这种令人神经紧张却无能为力的行为完全可以行贿避免，这是上周在全国范围内爆发的大学招生丑闻中最令人恼火的部分之一。联邦检察官提出，所谓的完备计划，不是让学生尽其所能后静待结果，而是通过标准化考试中作弊、向体育教练行贿等手段，锁定精英学校录取名额。
对于诚实申请者而言，大学之路是多年努力铺就成如今的顶峰。而今年早春的几个星期里，（他们努力得来的）答案随时可能出现在电子邮箱。有些学生担心他们的分数低；有些人担心他们会被认为不够真实；有些人由父母安排，但实际在这一过程中几乎或根本没有指导。
federal prosecutor 联邦检察官
college admissions scandal 大学招生丑闻
madden 使狂怒，使发狂
galling 使烦恼，难堪的
elaborate scheme详细计划
outlined 概述
nail down 敲定
elite schools 精英学校
pave 铺设，为…铺平道路
culminate 达到极点
authentic 真的，可信的
That this nerve-racking powerlessness could simply be bought off is among the most galling parts of the college admission scandal that exploded across the country last week. 句子主语：“That this nerve-racking powerlessness could simply be bought off”，在复合句中充当主语成分的句子叫做主语从句，此句为主语从句。引导主语从句连词有 that, whether, who, what, whatever 等；连词位于句首不能省略；主语从句大多数情况下视为第三人称单数。
关于主语从句：
A主语从句即在主从复合句中充当主语成分的句子。
That we all should attend the meeting is important.
B连词that（句首不可省略），whether，if引导的主语从句，
That you missed such an interesting film is a pity.
It is a pity that you missed such an interesting film.
注意：whether/if含有“是否”的意思，可以加上“or not”，其语义不变。但如果主语从句位于句首则必须用连接词whether，不用if。
If the meeting will be put off hasn't been decided yet. （错误示范）
Whether the meeting will be put off hasn't been decided yet. (正确)
C连接代词who，whose，what，which，wh+ever引导的主语从句。
Who will come to teach the students is not known.
Whom the watch belongs to is unknown.
Whose watch was lost is unknown.
Whatever he said wasn't true.
D连接副词 where，when，how，why引导的主语从句。
Where the library is to be built has not been decided yet.
When we start the work is an important question.
How this happened is not clear.
Why she was late for school is quite clear now.
注意：主语从句中的连词不能重叠使用。
That whether we'll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather. （错误示范）
Whether we'll go camping tomorrow depends on the weather. (正确)
E主语从句的语序用陈述语序
When she will come is not known.
F主语从句的时态不受主句时态影响和限制。
What he did yesterday will never be known by his mother.
It is suggested that the work should be done with great care.
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